Family Violence In Canada

The issue of Family violence is that it connects to these types of misconduct in the family violence that

we all see that is abuse, mistreatment or neglect that adults or children’s may experience in their intimate,

family or dependent relationships. The definition of family violence is when it continues to evolve as the

nature and extent of violence. Family violence impacts the family and the criminal justice because when a

family sees violence it affects their brain and condition of the lifestyle they live in. As the members of age

go on they soon to have an emotional, behavioural and developmental problems in life. Family also can

have a risk of developing post traumatic stress disorder. These problems can last a long time. Family

In 2014, Indigenous people were murdered at a rate six times higher than non-Indigenous

Canadians, with Indigenous women being three times more likely to report spousal abuse than

nonindigenous women. Health Minister Jane Philpott said the report raises awareness about the challenge

of family violence. While it's estimated that 70 per cent of family violence is never reported, Taylor pointed

to one positive trend: while still alarming in number, reports of family violence are on the decline. Family

violence is a serious public health issue in Canada, warns the country's Chief Public Health Officer, who is

drawing attention to the "long-lasting and widespread" impact on health of crimes that are under-reported

and seldom discussed. "We need to talk about this," said Gregory Taylor, said Gregory Taylor, whose

report was tabled to Parliament Thursday about family violence, which includes physical, sexual, emotional

and financial abuse, as well as neglect. The public health officer tables a report on the state of public health

each year; this is the first time the theme has been family violence. The report is based on 519 references,

including previously reported Statistics Canada and Public Health Agency of Canada data, as well

There is an economic toll as well costs for health care resulting from spousal violence

come to $200-million a year, while costs related to pain, suffering and loss of life are pegged at $5.5-billion

annually, the report noted.

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Family violence is a pervasive but often hidden reality within Canadian society, says the country's top

doctor, who calls the scope of the problem "staggering." In 2014, the latest year for which statistics are

available, almost 58,000 girls and women were victims of family violence, said Taylor, Canada's chief

public health officer. Nora Spinks, CEO of the Vanier Institute of the Family, said domestic and family

violence has always existed, so the issue isn't new. Taylor's report found that familial violence is

particularly rife among Canada's aboriginal peoples, whose multigenerational experiences of colonization,

assimilation and racism have led to widespread substance abuse, poverty and despair in many communities.

Taylor said 40 per cent of indigenous Canadians reported some form of abuse before age 15, compared to

about 30 per cent of non-indigenous Canadians. Nine per cent of aboriginal people said they